72-Year-Old Woman Targeted In IE Lottery Scam, More Victims Sought
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72-Year-Old Woman Targeted In IE Lottery Scam, More Victims Sought
72-Year-Old Woman Targeted In IE Lottery Scam, More Victims Sought - Lake Elsinore-Wildomar, CA - The suspects conned the woman into believing they had won a lottery jackpot but needed her help collecting the money, authorities said.
The police are warning of a new wave of fraud targeting the elderly. The phenomenon is called physical vishing and involves scammers first calling and then making home visits. Over ten cases per day have been reported in the past week.
2 arrested in $10 million Southern California elder fraud scheme targeting 100 victims
Two men living in Southern California were arrested this week for allegedly running a $10 million financial fraud scheme that targeted more than 100 victims, many of whom were elderly. Sylas Nyuydzene Verdzekov, 38, of Chino Hills, and Lovert Che, 44, of Lomita, were each taken into federal custody. A third defendant, Mustapha Nkachiwouo Selly Yamie, 29, of Inglewood was being sought by law enforcement, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. E…
On the 3rd, Nago Police Station rearrested a construction worker (26) from Onna Village on suspicion of fraud and theft for allegedly posing as a town hall and financial institution employee and defrauding a woman in her 70s from Ogimi Village of 1 million yen in cash. He is said to have admitted to the charges. The suspect had also been arrested in February on suspicion of fraud for his involvement in the "ore-ore" scam.
A legislative measure that seeks to increase the penalty imposed for committing the crime of ill-treatment of older persons was introduced by Senator Jamie Barlucea Rodríguez. Senate Bill 332 proposes amending Article 127-A of the Puerto Rico Penal Code to increase the penalty of imprisonment from 10 to 12 years in cases of physical, emotional, financial, assault, theft, illegal appropriation, threat, fraud or rape against an elderly person, cau…
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